Wittlin, Elizabeth A. "Betty"

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• Education - High School: 1941, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: Aft 8 Mar 2017; APC

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Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1941

Obituary:
Paltzer, Elizabeth A. "Betty" They say, once a mother, always a mother, she never stops worrying, even when her children are grown and have their own children. So, you can imagine the countless prayers this devout Catholic matriarch has said over 71 years of "motherhood," which have encompassed six children, 14 grandchildren and 9 great-children. These solemn requests for help - and, later, expressions of thanks - to God on our behalf, filled years of time, not a minute of which she would have ever wanted back.
With her strong belief in the Lord and fine example as a selfless, unassuming child of God, we have no doubt that she was received into the loving arms of Jesus - the true reward of a faith-filled life well-lived - as soon as she took her last breath on Wednesday evening, March 8, 2017, surrounded by her family.
Betty was born on Monday, June 25, 1923, in Black Creek, WI. (A fitting day of the week, for the hard-working woman she became.) Her loving parents, Erwin and Elizabeth (Dorn) Wittlin, were her primary role models for learning the virtues by which she lived her life. She treasured her wholesome upbringing on the farm, which she shared with her five beloved siblings: Evelyn, Clarence, Marcella, Gerald and Marilyn.
On May 27, 1944, Betty married her first love, Ernest "Bud" Paltzer. She also warmly embraced her widowed mother-in-law, Margaret (Nienhaus) Paltzer, who lived on the farm with her only son. Together, they raised six children: Ernest Paltzer, Jr., Kurt (Karla) Paltzer, Gretchen (Mark) Brann, Pamela (Rod) Reynolds, Peter Paltzer and Jacqueline (Randy) Peters. She had tremendous pride in each of them.
As a family, they worked on the dairy farm, which later became a produce farm, Sun Valley Farm, and included a vegetable stand called The Market Basket. Betty was often found in the "tomato factory" polishing freshly picked tomatoes for presentation to customers and grocery stores. Despite the busy days spent planting, weeding, harvesting and cleaning the wide variety of vegetables, Betty always found time to prepare three meals a day, including full "meat and potato" dinners of German tradition. She also enjoyed making pies and other desserts, cleaning, and hosting and attending card parties.
Betty is also survived by her dear grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Jill Berg and her sons, Brandon and Daniel; Michael Paltzer; Robin (Scott) Mooren and their children, Nicole and Thomas; Russ Paltzer; Erin (Jeff) Verhagen and their children, Mason, Ellison and Claire; Jody (Kris) Gutnecht; Sarah, William and Alison Brann; Kaitlin (Ivan) Burkatskyi and her son Keegan; Johnny Reynolds and his daughter, Olivia; and Nathan, Lauren and Meghan Peters. She is further survived by her brother, Gerald (Winifred) Wittlin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; mother-in-law; husband, Ernest; daughters-in-law, Sally Paltzer and Polly Anne Paltzer; siblings and their spouses, Evelyn and Cyril Baumann, Clarence and Glenna Wittlin, Marcella and Eugene Paltzer, and Marilyn and Harley Nielsen.
A visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, 606 S. Oneida St., Appleton, on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Mass will take place at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1810 N. McDonald St., Appleton, on Monday, March 13, 2017, with Rev. Gerald Falk officiating. The family will also receive friends at Church on Monday from 9:30am until the time of service. Interment will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Her family is thankful for Betty's fine example of faith, hard work, devotion to family, selflessness, unconditional love and quiet observation.
"One of the reasons we sometimes miss the gifts that the Lord wants to give to us each day is because we so often fail to live in the present moment, instead, living in the past and the future." Treasure today!
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established.

Elizabeth married Paltzer, Ernest John 27 May 1944. Ernest (son of Paltzer, Ernest and Nienhaus, Margaret) was born 22 Feb 1922, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 29 Oct 2005; was buried Aft 29 Oct 2005, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]